секна

Bulgarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsɛknɐ]
Rhymes: -ɛknɐ
Syllabification^(key): сек‧на

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Verb

се́кна • (sékna) first-singular present indicative, pf (imperfective се́квам)

(intransitive) to stop suddenly, to cease, to halt
Synonyms: прекъ́сна (prekǎ́sna), спра (spra)

дъхъ́т ми се́кна
dǎhǎ́t mi sékna
my breath stopped

Смехъ́т му изведнъ́ж се́кна.
Smehǎ́t mu izvednǎ́ž sékna.
His laughter suddenly stopped.
(transitive) to interrupt, to cut off
Synonym: смутя (smutja)
(colloquial, intransitive, reflexive with се) to blow (one's nose)
Synonym: кихна (kihna)

Conjugation

Conjugation of се́кна (conjugation 1.2, perfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	—	се́кнал, секна́л¹ séknal, seknál¹	се́кнел séknel	се́кнат séknat		—
	definite subject form	—	се́кналият, секна́лият¹ séknalijat, seknálijat¹	—	се́кнатият séknatijat
	definite object form	—	се́кналия, секна́лия¹ séknalija, seknálija¹	—	се́кнатия séknatija
feminine	indefinite	—	се́кнала, секна́ла¹ séknala, seknála¹	се́кнела séknela	се́кната séknata
feminine	definite	—	се́кналата, секна́лата¹ séknalata, seknálata¹	—	се́кнатата séknatata
neuter	indefinite	—	се́кнало, секна́ло¹ séknalo, seknálo¹	се́кнело séknelo	се́кнато séknato	—
neuter	definite	—	се́кналото, секна́лото¹ séknaloto, seknáloto¹	—	се́кнатото séknatoto	—
plural	indefinite	—	се́кнали, секна́ли¹ séknali, seknáli¹	се́кнели sékneli	се́кнати séknati	—
plural	definite	—	се́кналите, секна́лите¹ séknalite, seknálite¹	—	се́кнатите séknatite	—

person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		се́кна sékna	се́кнеш sékneš	се́кне sékne	се́кнем séknem	се́кнете séknete	се́кнат séknat
imperfect		се́кнех sékneh	се́кнеше sékneše	се́кнеше sékneše	се́кнехме séknehme	се́кнехте séknehte	се́кнеха sékneha
aorist		се́кнах, секна́х¹ séknah, seknáh¹	се́кна, секна́¹ sékna, sekná¹	се́кна, секна́¹ sékna, sekná¹	се́кнахме, секна́хме¹ séknahme, seknáhme¹	се́кнахте, секна́хте¹ séknahte, seknáhte¹	се́кнаха, секна́ха¹ séknaha, seknáha¹
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
future	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future in the past	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and се́кнал/секна́л¹ m, се́кнала/секна́ла¹ f, се́кнало/секна́ло¹ n, or се́кнали/секна́ли¹ pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and се́кнал/секна́л¹ m, се́кнала/секна́ла¹ f, се́кнало/секна́ло¹ n, or се́кнали/секна́ли¹ pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and се́кнал/секна́л¹ m, се́кнала/секна́ла¹ f, се́кнало/секна́ло¹ n, or се́кнали/секна́ли¹ pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and се́кнал/секна́л¹ m, се́кнала/секна́ла¹ f, се́кнало/секна́ло¹ n, or се́кнали/секна́ли¹ pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and се́кнел m, се́кнела f, се́кнело n, or се́кнели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and се́кнал/секна́л¹ m, се́кнала/секна́ла¹ f, се́кнало/секна́ло¹ n, or се́кнали/секна́ли¹ pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and се́кнал/секна́л¹ m, се́кнала/секна́ла¹ f, се́кнало/секна́ло¹ n, or се́кнали/секна́ли¹ pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and се́кнал/секна́л¹ m, се́кнала/секна́ла¹ f, се́кнало/секна́ло¹ n, or се́кнали/секна́ли¹ pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and се́кнел m, се́кнела f, се́кнело n, or се́кнели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and се́кнал/секна́л¹ m, се́кнала/секна́ла¹ f, се́кнало/секна́ло¹ n, or се́кнали/секна́ли¹ pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and се́кнал/секна́л¹ m, се́кнала/секна́ла¹ f, се́кнало/секна́ло¹ n, or се́кнали/секна́ли¹ pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and се́кнел m, се́кнела f, се́кнело n, or се́кнели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and се́кнал/секна́л¹ m, се́кнала/секна́ла¹ f, се́кнало/секна́ло¹ n, or се́кнали/секна́ли¹ pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and се́кнал/секна́л¹ m, се́кнала/секна́ла¹ f, се́кнало/секна́ло¹ n, or се́кнали/секна́ли¹ pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and се́кнал/секна́л¹ m, се́кнала/секна́ла¹ f, се́кнало/секна́ло¹ n, or се́кнали/секна́ли¹ pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
conditional		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and се́кнал/секна́л¹ m, се́кнала/секна́ла¹ f, се́кнало/секна́ло¹ n, or се́кнали/секна́ли¹ pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
imperative			секни́ sekní			секне́те seknéte

¹Dialectally marked.

Related terms

verbs

сека́ (seká)
се́квам (sékvam)

References

“секна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“секна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
“секна”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014